I still remember that dark and gloomy night.
it was raining heavily outside.
As I was scared to sleep alone in my room,
my mother stayed with me till I fell asleep.
Then suddenly a strange noise woke me up.
I found myself alone in the room.
I gathered courage and opened my eyes
to look through the window. The only
thing I saw was a strange shadow dancing
near my window with its eyes wide open.
I started screaming with fear.
My parents came running to my room
and found me crying. When they asked me,
I told them about the strange noise and
the shadow.
After listening to my story,
my father looked out the window and
started laughing. He hugged me and
holding my hands brought me near
the window. I was still very scared to
look through the window.
Gathering courage, I opened my eyes and
looked. What I saw, made me laugh too.
It was the old tree outside my window.
Its branches were making the noise because
of the strong winds outside, and its leaves
were forming the dancing shadows.
As for the eyes, they belonged to
an owl sitting on the tree!
I felt very foolish.
I promised my parents that
I would be braver and stronger in future.
By
MD SHAKIR
